Thank You, Ukraine: I Know I Feel Safer
- john raymond
- Jun 3
- 2 min read
When I heard that Ukraine had taken out billions of dollars’ worth of Russian strategic bombers in a daring, precision drone strike, I felt something I hadn’t felt in a while: safer. Those weren’t just aircraft—they were instruments of terror, machines designed to bomb cities into submission, to flatten power grids, to instill fear not just in Ukraine, but across Europe. And now they’re gone.
Ukraine did that.
And what did JD Vance have to say? What did Donald Trump say? Nothing. Not a word of thanks. Not a gesture of respect. Not even the pretense of gratitude to the nation doing more than its share to hold the line against authoritarian aggression.
That silence isn’t neutrality—it’s loyalty. Because make no mistake: Trump and Vance are not conflicted. They’re not confused. They’re not trying to weigh the complexities of global strategy. They are, whether they admit it or not, performing the role of Kremlin messengers in the West. When Putin’s war machine is degraded, they don’t cheer. They seethe.
Why? Because every Ukrainian victory chips away at the myth they’ve helped build: that Russia is invincible, that Putin is strong, that Ukraine can’t win. Every drone strike that succeeds exposes Trump’s weakness, his cowardice, his subservience to power. Every destroyed bomber is a reminder that when faced with the same authoritarian pressure, Ukraine resisted—and Trump folded. Who doesn't have the cards now?
It’s easy to talk about values. But Ukraine is living them. Fighting for them. Bleeding for them. Meanwhile, Trump attacks NATO, Vance undermines support for Ukraine, and the entire MAGA wing of the GOP pretends this is just some distant border dispute. It’s not. It’s the defining moral test of our era. And some of our so-called leaders are failing it with spectacular consistency.
So let me say what they won’t:
Thank you, Ukraine.
You made the world safer. You did it with courage, with intelligence, with resolve. You did it while under constant attack, while being second-guessed by pundits and politicians who wouldn’t last a day in your shoes. And you did it without waiting for permission.
You’re not just fighting for your freedom. You’re defending ours.
And I, for one, feel safer because of it.
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